Bayshore MSTU Minutes 01/10/2024 - Draft
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January 10, 2024, Meeting Minutes
BAYSHORE BEAUTIFICATION MSTU MINUTES OF THE JANUARY 10, 2024,
MEETING
The meeting of the Bayshore Beautification MSTU Advisory Committee was called to order by
Maurice Gutierrez, Chairman, at 5:00 p.m. at the FGCU Buehler Auditorium, 4870 Bayshore
Drive, Naples, FL.
I. Meeting Called to Order: Maurice called the meeting to order at 5:00 p.m.
II. Roll Call: Advisory Board Members Present: Maurice Gutierrez, Susan Crum,
George Douglas, Joann Talano. Branimir Brankov – excused absence. Frank
McCutcheon and Sandra Arafet– via Zoom.
Motion made by Maurice Gutierrez to approve Zoom members, second by George
Douglas; approved unanimously.
III. Invocation & Pledge of Allegiance: Led by Maurice Gutierrez.
IV. Public to be Heard
V. Adoption of Agenda: Changes made to the agenda to add a discussion about the
median two-foot strip between the sidewalk and the road up and down Bay Street.
An update about what's been happening with the Real Macaw Art Places.
Motion made by Joann Talano to accept the agenda as amended; second by Susan
Crum; approved unanimously.
VI. Approval of Minutes: George Douglas moved for the approval of the December 6,
2023, minutes; second by Joann Talano; approved unanimously.
VII. Landscape Maintenance Report:
a. Armando Yzaguirre – attachment.
b. Tami Scott:
The large tree at the intersection of 41and Bayshore looked great but would like to
decorate it for next year in addition to the tree being lit up.
Preparing this month the Christmas decoration plans and GFI’s for 2024 adding to
what was done this year. Once approved select a new vendor.
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Adding lighted figurines between the banners instead of additional banners.
(Current banner count is 172.) You would get a visual during the day and a visual
at night.
VIII. Community/Business Presentations
IX. Old Business:
a. 17 Acre Boardwalk Update – Tami Scott (PowerPoint presentation)
Part 1: Site Development Plan (current phase; in third review)
Part 2: Procurement; then goes out to bid
Part 3: Select contractor
Part 4: Ribbon cutting/opening; expectation is December 2025
Stantec is on hold; one or two parking lots are not a requirement and are on hold.
The Sudgen Park Connection is a separate application to this project. The CRA is
paying for it and the MSTU will take it over once it is complete. Parks and Rec is
excited to be a part of this as well.
b. Priorities List – Tami Scott (PowerPoint presentation)
Prioritize the list to do the life-safety issues first; in particular the electrical
panel on Bayview
PowerPoint highlights items for life-safety or aesthetics. The life cycle of
pavers, sidewalks, painting, trees, etc. needs to be addressed.
It may be beneficial if we had a neighborhood meeting so you could see the
condition and specifically where all these things come together – the canopy
trees, the pavers, the two-foot median strip of land and determine where the
property lines are for each parcel of land.
Irrigation pumps and controllers need replaced.
New higher light poles with LED.
c. The Real Macaw – Maurice Gutierrez
We have a pioneer on Bayshore whose daughter wants to commemorate her
mother. The Shady Rest Cafe had a logo of a pelican hanging on the side of a
coffee cup. What do we need to do to get that gifted to us and the MSTU will pay
for the installation and maintenance? This would be something that will shine on
Bayshore and is art and reflects a bit of history of those that took a chance back
when we had county roads.
Dan Rodriguez – Deputy County Manager
Within the next day or two I will speak with Commissioner Kowal to see if he
will champion this for us; speak with our county manager to see if she is ready to
move this along. The Real Macaw is made of stainless steel and maintenance of it
would be like waxing it.
X. New Business
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a. Sandra Arafet and Susan Crum Term Expiration Reminder 03/03/2024 – a
link to reapply and continue to be on the Board will be sent to both Ms. Arafet and
Ms. Crum.
b. Priorities List – Tami Scott (refer to IX, B above)
Tami will present a list at the next meeting while taking care of issues discussed
earlier. Regarding bike lane painting, we will check with FDOT and NPO.
XI. Staff Report
a. Financials (Attachment)
XII. Correspondence and Communication – Shirley Garcia
I have shared the results of the Richard Schultz family and the Collier Community
Foundation where surveys were tallied from different communities and districts. The
results are inside your packets. We are asking you to provide your input on what is
important to you in the community to see if there is more grant money that can come
into our area.
XIII. Advisory Committee Comments
XIV. Public Comments: A discussion from attendee, Dwight, ensued regarding
construction traffic and the failing quality of South Bayshore. Dan will reach out to
Trinity Scott and Shirley will call Sergeant Tuft about the dump, 18-wheelers, and
flatbed truck speeds. The developer has been asked to bring the road back up to the
way it was, and they are fighting the county and the engineering department at this
time.
Susan Crum made a motion to split the cost of the design phase with CRA for three
road improvements – Pinetree, Andrews and Woodside. Second by Joann Talano;
approved unanimously.
XV. Next Meeting Date: February 7, 2024 at 5:00 p.m.
XVI. Adjournment: Meeting adjourned at 6:45 p.m.
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Chairman, Maurice Gutierrez